Event

This event is coordinated with IOTA for a special Trojan asteroid occultaiton of a background star.
It is a private event for the university and astronomy club volunteers, working with members of the IOTA team.
This is a two-night event (March 25 & 26): one night for education and preparation and the second night for the actual occultation imaging and timing. It is being conducted at both club observatories.

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022

Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern

Location: Lookout Observatory
off Lookout Road
Asheville, NC 28804

Information for Visitors

Location Details

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri 4/10/2026
7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Eastern
Grassland Mtn. Obs. Public Star Gaze Grassland Mtn. Observatory in Madison County
off Little Pine Road
Marshall, NC
Fri 4/17/2026
8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Eastern
Lookout Observatory Public Star Gaze Lookout Observatory
off Lookout Road
Asheville, NC
Thu 5/7/2026
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern
Monthly Club meeting UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, Manheimer Room
Asheville, NC
Fri 5/8/2026
8:15 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. Eastern
Grassland Mtn. Obs. Public Star Gaze Grassland Mtn. Observatory in Madison County
off Little Pine Road
Marshall, NC